Machine gun



May s, 1928.

J. HENNEVELD MACHINE GUN Filed NOV. 4 1926 IN V E N TOE Jacobl/S Patented May 8, 1928.

UNITED STATES :raoonu's HENNEVELD, or ZAANDAM, NETHERLANDS.

MACHINE GUN.

Application filed November 4, 1926, Serial No. 146,140, and in the Netherlands March 16, 1926.

the backs of men to enable them to more easily move the gun in different directions.

Hitherto a pair of straps or the like have been attached to light frames which support the gun; the frames being secured to a substantial support.

In instances when tripods or the like have been used for machine guns, the. legs have had hinged to their lower-ends plates or the like adapted to rest firmly upon the ground and having spur-s of-just sufiicient length to prevent the plates from slipping over the surface. w I

The object of this invention is to provide a support which, although of light tripod type and about the height ofa man of ordinary stature, will be rendered si'ifiiciently rigid to withstand the weight of a man leaning against a. strap which, in this instance, is directly or indirectly secured to the gun, thus, for the sake of lightness, dispensing with'a gun frame or frames.

Having the object, above referred to, in

view, the invention consists in the provision of a tripod havmg a support from which the legs diverge and to whlch the gun 1s pivoted, but which centrally disposed support is, itself, adapted to be inserted into the ground and islprovided with an encompassing plate to rest upon the surface ofthe ground whilst each of the legs has'hinged theretoa spade-like plate adapted to be forced, at an advantageous anglefdeeply into the ground to resist upward strain; the gun, to be used with the tripod, having a strap at its rear portion, preferably secured to a rearwardly extending rod thereon.

The drawing illustrates, byway of example, means in accordance with the invention.

which is driven into the ground so far that the ground plate rests on the surface thereof. Hinged to the upper end of the central support are the telescopic legs 3, each having hinged thereto, at its lower end, a spadelike plate l, adapted to be forced into the ground in a transverse direction. These plates are very efficient means for immo bilizing the stand. p

The central support 1 is provided, above the pivots of the legs 3, witha crosshead 5 adapted for rotation about the central tube, and, itself, provided with a horizontal pivot 6 for the gun 7. Secured to the rear. end of the gun are two handles "8 (one of which is shown) and a rod 9, to which the trace 10 can be'attached. v e

The gunner passes the trace 10 around his body under the arms, takes hold of the handles 8 and points with the aid of the sight, leaning back so as to be supported by the trace and exerting a. certain amount of prejsureagainst the rod 9, whereby he can easily keep the lineof sight on (or in front of) the moving object.

What I claim is I 1. A machine guncomprising a gun and a supporttherefor, said support comprising a tripod having telescopic legs, hinged spadelike members provided at the lower ends of said legs and adapted to be' forced into the ground at an angle so as to resist upward strain, a, central stem adapted for insertion into the ground and from-which the tripod; legs diverge, and :an encompassing plateat the lower end of said central stem adapted" to rest on the ground when the stem is in serted into the ground. l

,2. The machine gunrecited in claim 1 together with a strap and means for securing the strap to the rear portion of the gun."

In testimony whereof Iaifixmy signature. I

JAOOBUS. HENNEVELD 

